macos – psql: command not found Mac

You have got the PATH slightly wrong. You need the PATH to the containing directory, not the actual executable itself.

Your PATH should be set like this:

export PATH=/Library/PostgreSQL/9.5/bin:$PATH

without the extra sql part in it. Also, you must remove the spaces around the equals sign.

Keywords: Postgresql, PATH, macOS, OSX, psql

sudo mkdir -p /etc/paths.d && echo /Applications/Postgres.app/Contents/Versions/latest/bin | sudo tee /etc/paths.d/postgresapp

restart your terminal and you will have it in your path.

If someone used homebrew with Mojave or later:

export PATH=/usr/local/opt/[email protected]/bin:$PATH

change version if you need!